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	4. Psionic and magical abilities that give blanket protections are NOT transparent. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement is not effective against a Cleric's Hold Person, and a magical Protection from Evil won't protect against a Psionic Hold Person.		4. Psionic and magical abilities that give blanket protections are NOT transparent. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement is not effective against a Cleric's Hold Person, and a magical Protection from Evil won't protect against a Psionic Hold Person.

	5. Psionic and Magical effects that read minds, detect persons, or prevent scrying are transparent, ~~and~~ an exception to the rule above. So a Psionic Mind Blank is effective against a Far Sight spell, ~~for example, and~~ a Non-Detection spell will thwart psionic scrying, and psionic Scrying detection will detect arcane, divine, and psionic eavesdropping.		5. Psionic and Magical effects that read minds, detect persons, or prevent scrying are transparent, an exception to the rule above. So a Psionic Mind Blank is effective against a Far Sight spell, a Non-Detection spell will thwart psionic scrying, and psionic Scrying detection will detect arcane, divine, and psionic eavesdropping.

	6. As suggested in the Psionics Expanded book, most creatures in the bestiary were created without psionics in mind, but clearly Psionics was never meant to trump dragons, mind flayers, etc. To address this issue, any creature with SR granted from an exceptional or supernatural ability (but not from an item or spell) has naturally occurring PR from the same source~~, only~~ two ~~less~~. So, a dragon with an SR of 25 would have a PR of 23. The reverse is also true of any creature listed with a PR but no SR.		6. As suggested in the Psionics Expanded book, most creatures in the bestiary were created without psionics in mind, but clearly Psionics was never meant to trump dragons, mind flayers, etc. To address this issue, any creature with SR granted from an exceptional (Ex) or supernatural (Su) ability (but not from an item or spell) has naturally occurring PR from the same source minus two. Therefore, a dragon with an SR of 25 would have a PR of 23. The reverse is also true of any creature listed with a PR but no SR.

Detarame at 18:13, 24 February 2013

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	2. Damage types are transparent. Therefore, a psionic fireball will be reduced by magical elemental protection and an arcane cone of cold can be absorbed using Energy Absorption.		2. Damage types are transparent. Therefore, a psionic fireball will be reduced by magical elemental protection and an arcane cone of cold can be absorbed using Energy Absorption.

	3. Physical artifacts created by magic may be effected by Psionics. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement will allow passage through a wizard's Web spell)		3. Physical artifacts created by magic may be effected by Psionics, and vice versa. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement will allow passage through a wizard's Web spell, and a Priest's Freedom of Movement will allow passage through ectoplasmic entangles)

	4. Psionic and magical abilities that give blanket protections are NOT transparent. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement is not effective against a Cleric's Hold Person, and a magical Protection from Evil won't protect against a Psionic Hold Person.		4. Psionic and magical abilities that give blanket protections are NOT transparent. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement is not effective against a Cleric's Hold Person, and a magical Protection from Evil won't protect against a Psionic Hold Person.

Detarame at 18:01, 24 February 2013

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	~~Conceptual information about Psionics goes here!~~

	~~(EAT AT JOES!)~~

	This setting uses a variant of the "Psionics Is Different" rule, as opposed to the "Magic/Psionic Transparency" presumed of most game settings, a hybrid perhaps best described as semi-transparency." At present, this is a very rough outline of the exceptions and rules, and should be considered a work in progress. The DM has final discretion in all instances of transparency in their own campaigns.		This setting uses a variant of the "Psionics Is Different" rule, as opposed to the "Magic/Psionic Transparency" presumed of most game settings, a hybrid perhaps best described as semi-transparency." At present, this is a very rough outline of the exceptions and rules, and should be considered a work in progress. The DM has final discretion in all instances of transparency in their own campaigns.

Detarame at 17:46, 24 February 2013

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	This setting uses a variant of the "Psionics Is Different" rule, as opposed to the "Magic/Psionic Transparency" presumed of most game settings. At present, this is a very rough outline of the exceptions and rules, and should be considered a work in progress.		This setting uses a variant of the "Psionics Is Different" rule, as opposed to the "Magic/Psionic Transparency" presumed of most game settings, a hybrid perhaps best described as semi-transparency." At present, this is a very rough outline of the exceptions and rules, and should be considered a work in progress. The DM has final discretion in all instances of transparency in their own campaigns.

	1. Dispelling: No magic short of a <i>wish</i> or <i>miracle</i> can dispel a psionic effect. No psionic ability short of Alter Reality can dispel a magical effect.		1. Dispelling: Unless specifically designed to deal with psionics, no magic short of a <i>wish</i> or <i>miracle</i> can dispel a psionic effect. No psionic ability short of Alter Reality can dispel a magical effect. At the GM's discretion, a spellcaster with appropriate ranks in Knowledge:Psionics and/or Psicraft might be able to craft [[rare spells]] to deal with Psionic threats. If these spells are found in the wild, they may be added to spellbooks or spell lists as normal.

	2. Damage types are transparent. Therefore, a psionic fireball will be reduced by magical elemental protection.		2. Damage types are transparent. Therefore, a psionic fireball will be reduced by magical elemental protection and an arcane cone of cold can be absorbed using Energy Absorption.

	3. Physical artifacts created by magic may be effected by Psionics. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement will allow passage through a wizard's Web spell)		3. Physical artifacts created by magic may be effected by Psionics. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement will allow passage through a wizard's Web spell)

	4. Psionic and magical abilities that give blanket protections are NOT transparent. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement is not effective against a Cleric's Hold Person, and ~~vice versa~~.		4. Psionic and magical abilities that give blanket protections are NOT transparent. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement is not effective against a Cleric's Hold Person, and a magical Protection from Evil won't protect against a Psionic Hold Person.

	5. Psionic and Magical effects that read minds, detect persons, or prevent scrying are transparent, so a Psionic Mind Blank is effective against a Far Sight spell, for example, and a Non-Detection spell will thwart psionic scrying.		5. Psionic and Magical effects that read minds, detect persons, or prevent scrying are transparent, and an exception to the rule above. So a Psionic Mind Blank is effective against a Far Sight spell, for example, and a Non-Detection spell will thwart psionic scrying, and psionic Scrying detection will detect arcane, divine, and psionic eavesdropping.

			6. As suggested in the Psionics Expanded book, most creatures in the bestiary were created without psionics in mind, but clearly Psionics was never meant to trump dragons, mind flayers, etc. To address this issue, any creature with SR granted from an exceptional or supernatural ability (but not from an item or spell) has naturally occurring PR from the same source, only two less. So, a dragon with an SR of 25 would have a PR of 23. The reverse is also true of any creature listed with a PR but no SR.

Detarame at 16:46, 28 April 2011

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	2. Damage types are transparent. Therefore, a psionic fireball will be reduced by magical elemental protection.		2. Damage types are transparent. Therefore, a psionic fireball will be reduced by magical elemental protection.

	3. ~~?????~~		3. Physical artifacts created by magic may be effected by Psionics. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement will allow passage through a wizard's Web spell)

	4. ~~Profit!~~		4. Psionic and magical abilities that give blanket protections are NOT transparent. (Example, a Psionic Freedom of Movement is not effective against a Cleric's Hold Person, and vice versa.

			5. Psionic and Magical effects that read minds, detect persons, or prevent scrying are transparent, so a Psionic Mind Blank is effective against a Far Sight spell, for example, and a Non-Detection spell will thwart psionic scrying.

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Conceptual information about Psionics goes here!

(EAT AT JOES!)

This setting uses a variant of the "Psionics Is Different" rule, as opposed to the "Magic/Psionic Transparency" presumed of most game settings. At present, this is a very rough outline of the exceptions and rules, and should be considered a work in progress.

1. Dispelling: No magic short of a <i>wish</i> or <i>miracle</i> can dispel a psionic effect. No psionic ability short of Alter Reality can dispel a magical effect.

2. Damage types are transparent. Therefore, a psionic fireball will be reduced by magical elemental protection.

3. ?????

4. Profit!